Dear President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau: Science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) are fundamental to economic growth and competitiveness in global markets, as well as the future prosperity and security of the United States of America (U.S.) and Canada. That is why we met most recently on November 3, 2021, to discuss U.S.-Canada shared priorities…
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FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Announces Action Plan to Accelerate Infrastructure
For decades, American presidents have promised to invest in infrastructure but did not deliver. President Biden brought together Democrats, Independents and Republicans to pass the most significant investment in infrastructure since the Eisenhower Administration. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness that will create good-paying union jobs, grow…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Amy L. Solomon, Nominee for Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Milancy Harris, Nominee for Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Security & Intelligence, U.S. Department of Defense Joey…
OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar Remarks on Managing AI’s Risks to Seize its Benefits
As Prepared for Delivery at the at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Thank you, Tino, for the opportunity to talk with this community. I greatly appreciate the work that you and your colleagues and partners have done on artificial intelligence, and I look forward to a rich discussion today. AI is one of the most…
Memorandum on Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies SUBJECT: Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section1. Background. The United States has a unique, legally affirmed Nation-to-Nation relationship with American…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris to Announce Support to Help Historically Underserved Entrepreneurs Tap into Bidenomics-Fueled Small Business Boom
During visit to local D.C. small businesses, Vice President Harris will announce grants to non-profit and community-based organizations from $125 million Capital Readiness Program to support underserved small businesses’ access to capital—a key pillar of Bidenomics Today, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the 43 winners of the $125 million American Rescue Plan-funded Capital Readiness…
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Releases Scientific Integrity Task Force Report
New report identifies directions for strengthening Federal policies and practices in response to the Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the report of its Scientific Integrity Task Force. Informed by extensive public engagement and broad-based agency-level…
Statement from Acting Director Regina LaBelle on Today’s CDC Overdose Death Data
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s release of provisional drug overdose death data, which show a record number of 96,801 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in February 2021: “I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones to…
President Biden Announces Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: Marc Nathanson, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Norway Randi Charno Levine, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic Monde Muyangwa, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of…
A Proclamation on National Public Health Week, 2022
Each year, National Public Health Week provides a chance for all of us to come together to restore and strengthen the public health of our Nation. As we have seen so starkly over the past 2 years, public health is essential to every part of our National life — not only to the safety and…
